I am very lucky to always have a few ARCs on my TBR. Whether these are physical, from Netgalley or via Audio Publisher Programs, I’m so thankful to everyone who allows me to read or listen to books early or for free in exchange for a review. So as I am getting back into reading after my super busy month, I thought I’d share with you the ARCs I have that I’m super excited to get to soon. Physical ARCs and Netgalley ARCs Audiobook ARCs Let me know which ones you’re most excited to read!

I know I’ve been so quiet on here this month. June is the month that I take on an additional job marking for 3 weeks so it is always super busy. I definitely underestimated how I would juggle this whilst also grieving… it was tough! But I’m posting today to tell you that that is now complete, and I will be back to reading and posting more frequently. To celebrate, I thought I’d share with you the book I’m diving into this week… I am currently buddy reading Hallowed with Han. We choose a short series (usually up to 4 books) to buddy read, and the current one is the…

June is going to be my busiest month. Alongside my full time job teaching, for the next three weeks I will be doing additional marking so my reading is always slower in June. Because of that my hopefuls are mainly audiobooks and shorter reads. Currently Reading Other Possibilities  

Can you believe it is the end of May? I had a pretty great reading month this month! It will definitely slow down next month, as my additional job I take on every summer is happening for the next 3 weeks. However, I’m still super excited to see what books I do manage to finish. Here’s my bookish goings on this month. Book Haul Physical Books Audiobooks / E-Books / eARCs Books Read in May 2026 Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies #2) by Imani Erriu – 4.5 Stars Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia Hand – 4 Stars The Queen’s Rising (The Queen’s Rising #1) by Rebecca Ross – 5 Stars The…

We’ve all heard it… X is the new ‘romantasy’ release of the year. If there’s a supernatural creature and romance, surely that means it’s Romantasy… especially if it has been written by a female author. But I beg to differ! Sometimes it’s just an epic fantasy book with a bit of romance… sometimes it’s a paranormal romance. As someone who started this blog way back in the golden age of YA Paranormal Romance, I think these genres are vastly different. I know the term ‘Paranormal Romance’ isn’t used in marketing anymore but I personally think it is just as relevant today as when Twilight released in the 2000s. Romantasy seems…

It’s not really something I’ve ever consciously thought about, but always a discussion in bookish spaces. What do you prefer when reading, a book told in first, second or third person. This topic came back to mind after I started reading a book told in second person, and it made me realise that I haven’t really read many books at all told in this narrative. It got me thinking about preferences, and how everyone loves something different. So here’s my personal thoughts on narrative, and some recommendations of my favourite books written in each. First Person If I’d have write this post 10 years ago, I would definitely be sat…

It’s my 35th Birthday today! It’s going to be a rough one for me as it is the first birthday I’ve had since losing my Dad earlier this year. So to celebrate, and to lift my spirits, I’m sharing with you 35 books that I absolutely adore and would love for you to pick up and give a read! Let me know if you’ve read any of them, or which ones you’re hoping to pick up soon. My Favourite Contemporary / Romance Books My Favourite Epic Fantasy Reads My Favourite Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Books My Favourite Retellings My Favourite Dystopia / Sci-fi Books   So if you would like…

I shared earlier this week that me and Han are starting our buddy read of the Unearthly Series by Cynthia Hand. It got me thinking about all of the angel related books I read back in the early 2010s. I really feel like nephilim books had a significant influence in the ‘old skool’ YA books. So here are some of my favourite books with angels and/or nephilim. These were some of my favourite angel/nephilim books back in the day. Click on the cover to be taken to my spoiler free reviews.

Me and my book bestie (HanReadsYA on Instagram and Tiktok) have been buddy reading a YA series one book per month since the beginning of the year. We finished our first series of the year last month, so that means that this month we are starting a new series. So I thought it just might be nice to share our reading schedule for this next series we are reading together. Starting… The Unearthly Series by Cynthia Hand May – Unearthly June – Hallowed July – Boundless Have you read this series? Let me know what your thoughts were. I personally have loved so many angel series so I am super…

Over the past year or so, I’ve discovered that for me as a reader trilogies and duologies are the perfect series length for me. So many of my favourite series end up being duologies, so I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite duologies, that in my opinion are underrated and do not get the love the recognition that they deserve. Under Hyped Duologies All of these duologies were must-reads for me and many of them 5-star ratings. I absolutely loved them! Click on the covers above to be taken to my spoiler free reviews. Honourable Mentions… I also adored A River Enchanted, What The River Knows and…